Yuki Tsunoda

Yuki Tsunoda was born on 11 May 2000 in Sagamihara, Kanagawa. Yuki started his professional karting career in 2010.

Yuki Tsunoda in a file photo. (Twitter: @AlphaTauri)
By Niranjan Shivalkar | May 10, 2022 | 3 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

Yuki Tsunoda is a Japanese racing driver who is racing for Scuderia AlphaTauri in Formula One under the Japanese flag. Tsunoda was born on 11 May 2000 in Sagamihara, Kanagawa. Yuki started his professional karting career in 2010, joining the JAF Junior Karting Championship, before moving to the regional class in 2013 and to the national class in 2014. In 2016, Tsunoda graduated from Honda’s Suzuka Circuit Racing School in the advanced formula class and became a member of the Honda Formula Dream Project. The same year he made his single-seater debut in the F4 Japanese Championship with the Sutekina Racing Team.

In 2017, Tsunoda started his first full season of single-seater racing in the F4 Japanese Championship while also contesting in the regional East series of the JAF F4 Japanese Championship.Tsunoda won the title of the regional championship while finishing third in the national Formula 4 championship. He contested both championships with Honda. Tsunoda continued to race in Japanese F4 in 2018 with the Honda Formula Dream Project team. Tsunoda claimed the title amassing seven wins. 

Yuki Tsunoda before F1

With Honda tying up with Red Bull in Formula One, Tsunoda joined the Red Bull junior team alongside the Honda programme. At the end of 2018, Tsunoda was announced to join Jenzer Motorsport in the newly announced FIA Formula 3 Championship. He finished 9th in the championship with three podiums and a win, scoring all of the Jenzer team’s points during the season. Tsunoda also competed for Motopark in the Euroformula Open Championship, following the cancellation of Formula European Masters. 

After a second-place finish in the first race at Paul Ricard and achieving third place in the Pau Grand Prix, Tsunoda claimed his maiden championship win in the second race at Hockenheim. In the beginning of 2020, Honda announced that Tsunoda will join Carlin to race in the FIA Formula 2 Championship. During the 2020 season he took three wins, four pole positions, seven podiums and finished 3rd in the championship with 200 points. In 2020, Tsunoda got to drive for AlphaTauri in the end-of-season rookie test at Abu Dhabi in December 2020.

F1 Debut and Team

Tsunoda replaced Daniil Kvyat and partnered Pierre Gasly at the team for the 2021 season.His car number is 22. At the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, Tsunoda finished in ninth place. He crashed in qualifying for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix and went on to finish the race in twelfth place after starting from the back. The Japanese qualified sixteenth for the Spanish Grand Prix and later apologized after questioning whether he and teammate Gasly had the same car. He went on to retire from the race with an electrical failure. Tsunoda and Gasly were retained by AlphaTauri for the 2022 season. Tsunoda qualified sixteenth and finished eighth at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. 

Formula 1 Career Stats

Races25
Wins0
Poles0
Podiums0
Points42

The first number used by Yuki Tsunoda in karting was #11, but this is the number Sergio Perez is using. So Tsunoda just added 1 to both numbers and that makes it 22. And so 22 is his number. 

Yuki Tsunoda Net Worth

As per reports, it is believed that Yuki earns around $0.5 million from Alpha Tauri excluding his bonuses and sponsorship pay. His current net worth is assumed to be around $5 million. Given that he is only 21 years old, the young Japanese driver already has a good amount of endorsements. Honda, Honda Cars, and RedBull are Yuki’s sponsors. Yuki is also sponsored by Arai helmets and wears them during Formula One races. His sponsorships do not stop there; he also makes a good living from Protex (cosmetics) and Platz (pet supply).

Who is Yuki Tsunoda’s Girlfriend 

The Japanese prodigy is supposedly single and has not revealed anything about his love life and there being a potential romantic partner. There is no data regarding his relationships and affairs. 

Brand Endorsements

Honda 

Honda Cars

Arai

Protex

Platz

Maseki Geinosha.